Cops: Drugs discovered during traffic stop in Norristown

NORRISTOWN — Drugs were discovered during a traffic stop at West Oak and Noble Streets on Dec. 20. At 2:20 p.m., police on patrol noticed a white Chrysler driving erratically with a non-functioning left headlight. Police followed the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop.

A check of the car’s three occupants revealed that the female in the passenger’s seat had an outstanding warrant and an unpaid fine. When police requested that she get out of the car she refused and attempted to conceal an object in her hand by placing it on the rear floorboard. Police removed the woman from the car and placed her under arrest.

A subsequent search of the car revealed three small bags containing a substance that field tested positive for heroine, nine pills of 30 mg Oxycodone and a Xanax tablet. The driver was also arrested and processed at police headquarters.

Copper pipes stolen from vacant house

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NORRISTOWN — Copper piping worth approximately $4,000 was stolen from a vacant property in the 200 block of Pearl Street. On Dec. 20 at 2 p.m., police responded to the scene where the homeowner informed them that someone had kicked in the rear door of his property and stolen all of the copper piping from the upper and lower levels.

Teens pilfer e-ciggarettes

NORRISTOWN — A group of teens stole a box of electronic cigarettes from the 7-11 Food Store at 1335 Sandy Street on Dec. 21. A store employee told police that at about 3:15 a.m. a group of four male teens entered the store and one of them grabbed a box of E-Hookah electronic cigarettes from atop the counter. The juveniles then fled on foot. The e-cigarettes are valued between $260 to $300. The employee told police that surveillance cameras were working at the time of the theft and the store manager would have access to the footage later that morning.

Dirtbike Hiest

NORRISTOWN — Two dirt bikes were stolen from an unlocked garage in the 300 block of Sterigere Street. On Dec. 22 at 8:06 p.m., police responded to the reported theft of a red and white Honda XR100 and a green and white Kawasaki KX100. The victim told police that the garage door was locked the last time he checked it on Dec. 14. The victim provided police with the vehicle identification number for one of the motorbikes and police entered the information into the National Crime Information Center.

Shoplifter nabbed at CVS

NORRISTOWN — Police were called to the CVS at 1200 Main Street for a report of retail theft. At 7:10 p.m. on Dec. 18, the store manager noticed a male suspect concealing a pair of sunglasses in his jacket and attempting to leave the store without paying for them.

The manager confronted the suspect who also admitted to stealing two containers of lip balm. Police searched the suspect at the time of his arrest and discovered a tin containing a small amount of marijuana and other suspected narcotics. The suspect was taken into custody and processed. The contents of the tin were placed into evidence.